Machine for making mops



March 16, 1954 H. H. TOMPKINS MACHINE FOR MAKING MOPS Filed Sept. 30, 1949 HOMER H. TOMPKINS 3nventor (Itforneg of an actuating rod I1.

Patented Mar. 16, 1954 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE MACHINE FOR MAKING MOPS Homer H. Tompkins, Cisco, Tex.

Application September 30, 1949, Serial No. 118,774

1 Claim. 1

This invention relates to the manufacture of mops of the type having a head of yarn secured to one end of a handle.

An object of the invention is to provide an inexpensive device for firmly securing the yarn of the mop of the class described on its handle.

Another object of the invention is to provide, in addition to the foregoing object, a device for rigidly and efiiciently securing the yarn on the handle.

These and other objects of the invention will become apparent from the following description and the accompanying drawing, wherein:

Figure 1 is a perspective View of a mop banding device embodying the features of the present invention.

Figure 2 is a perspective view of the head and of a mop handle and showing the position of the yarn and the position of the band therearound after the banding operation.

Figure 3 is a strip of flexible material, such as galvanized sheet iron, used as a band for securing the yarn on the mop handle.

Figure 4 is a broken perspective view illustrating the jaws of the present device in their closed position, and showing the lever operated guide and clamp also in its closed position.

Figure 5 is an elevation similar to Figure 4, and showing the jaws in their closed position, together with the band applied around the yarn and handle.

The form of the invention shown includes a base It), a vertical standard ll mounted on the base and a table 12 on the upper end of the standard. On one side of the table [2 there is a projecting pin I 3 which pivotally supports a pair of opposing arcuate jaws l4, integral extensions [5 of the respective jaws l4 extend downwardly and outwardly where they pivotally connect with links [6 which are joined and pivotally secured at their lower ends to the upper end A tubular guide I8 is supported by the standard H by means of an outwardly extending projection l9. A foot lever 20 is pivotally supported above the base In by means of a bracket 2|, and the end of said foot lever opposite its pedal 22 is pivotally connected with the lower end of the actuating rod 11.

The outer ends of the jaws M are slotted in a plane intermediate the opposite sides of said jaws, as indicated by the numerals 23 and one of which said slots pivotally receives one end of a clamp and guide lever 24, whereas the remaining said slot receives the projecting arcuate end 25 integral with the pivoted end of said lever.

In the manufacture of mops of the described class, and in accordance with the operation of the present device, the jaws M are opened and the metal band 26 to be applied is placed in said jaws. When so positioned, the strip of metal 26 generally substantially conforms with the inner contours of said jaws. Approximately one-half of the yarn 21 to be applied is then placed on the table I2 with the strands generally parallel with each other, and with corresponding ends thereof extending outwardly from said table over the partially closed strip of material 26 and for a short distance therebeyond. The handle 28 is then placed on top of the yarn 21 on the table H with one end of said handle extending outwardly through the partially closed strip of metal 26 and nearly to the end of the yarn. Additional yarn 21 is then placed on top of the first placed yarn and over the handle. It is to be understood that the strands of yarn 21 are of equal length and that corresponding ends are even with each other. By pressing the pedal 22 the jaws M are moved toward each other, thus closing the strip of metal 26 to form a band around the yarn 2'1. During the operation of closing the jaws I4 the projecting guide 25 is moved against one end of the metal strip 26 by operating the guide and clamp lever 24. This causes the ends of the strip 26 to pass each other and to overlap. The operation of the clamp lever 24 provides compression around the band 26, which is in addition to the compression applied to said band by the jaws l4. As shown in Figure 5, the guide 25 is moved outwardly from the band 26 while the compression of the jaws i4 is still being applied, and a nail 29 is then driven through the lapped ends of the band 26 through the yarn 21 and into the handle 28. The last described operation firmly secures the yarn 27 on the handle 28 for all practical purposes. Thereafter the longer free ends of the yarn is turned down over the band and are then secured to each other in the usual manner, such as by a tension ring or the like therearound.

The described form of the invention may be made in many ways within the scope of the appended claim.

What is claimed is:

A machine for making mops comprising: a table, a pair of upwardly directed hinged arcuate jaws arranged to substantially form a circle when in their closed position, said jaws being pivotally secured to one side of said table and extending above said tables surface and arranged for receiv- 3 ing a strip of sheet metal therein, a slot in the upper end of each of said jaws and which slots are within the same vertical plane, an arcuate guide pivotally secured in one of said slots and adapted to be received in the other of said slots, the arc of said guide having approximately the same radius as said circle formed by said jaws and being substantially concentric with said circle when said guide is received in said last named slot, means moving said jaws toward each other, and means moving said arcuate guide inwardly relative to said circle formed by said jaws.

HOMER H. TOMPKINS.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Number Name Date Verbryck May 4, 1886 Ring Oct. 23, 1917 Hollensbee Aug. 18, 1925 Huguley July 12, 1927 Sunde Dec. 22, 1931 FOREIGN PATENTS Country Date Germany Nov. 4, 1919 Germany Aug. 17, 1925 

